Operation Swamp Fox

Operation Swamp Fox was a US Army military operation launched in 1967 to clear the Mekong region of An Giang Province of Viet Cong fighters during the Vietnam War.

The Viet Cong moved into An Giang Province with the goal of occupying the Mekong Delta region and posing a threat to the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. The US Army decided to launch a counterattack, codenamed "Swamp Fox". The Viet Cong and US fought for control of several villages in marshlands, but a stalemate ensued as the US captured the VC first line and launched several costly attacks on the Viet Cong-held village. At the end of the battle, the US had failed to clear the Viet Cong from their base, but they were the only side to have made any territorial gains, leading to the Viet Cong ceding control of the province and the province becoming neutral.